#TransitionEconomies
IAMO and #MLU invite applications for the jointly appointed: W3 #Professorship for "#Economics of international agri-food chains and trade". Apply here by 27 November 2026: t1p.de/4o9q6

#JobOffer #AgriculturalSciences #NutritionalSciences #TransitionEconomies #HalleSaale
October 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
So, how accurately does the Economic Complexity Index capture the “economic complexity”?

Most recent evidence from very small #TransitionEconomies suggests that final goods production matters more than just exports…

See you at the #ASSA2026

proseontherocks.substack.com/p/have-the-s...
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Neither Global South nor Global North or how the economic development community (incl. most progressive) has dismissed the fate of the small post-socialist #TransitionEconomies … remember them in the new year!

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The overlooked: small open post-socialist economies in between the Global North and Global South
Do the small post-socialist economies have a place in the popular macroeconomic development discussions?
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December 31, 2024 at 10:19 PM
This one from the archives but still relevant - on how and why history matters in small post-socialist #TransitionEconomies

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How History Matters in Post-Socialist Economies
Though it has been suggested that ‘The Beatles Rocked the Kremlin’ it was “Wind of Change” by Scorpions in the early 1991 that captured the minds of the new generation of Eastern Europe (EE) and th…
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November 21, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Focusing on often omitted in big discussions small post-socialist #TransitionEconomies, in this paper we document the problems of macroeconomic #development and #poverty “30 years after” the reforms…

doi.org/10.1111/ajes...
Poverty in “Transition”: 30 Years After and in the Pandemic
This article chronicles the evolution of poverty in the formerly socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The article is an analytical review covering the 30 yea...
doi.org
November 18, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Once in transition, always in transition?

My substack on the publication of the Mexican edition of #TransitionEconomies
...it would be at such point of structural stability, if ever attainable, that broader social and capital inclusivity in the economic process becomes possible. But the progress will be gradual and, if done properly, likely requiring significant strategic state involvement...
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September 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Some interesting trends in #TransitionEconomies #inequality (tks to @ourworldindata.org for making it easy to put these together): inequality is relatively high BUT it was higher (1995 vs 2024) measured w/Gini. Big surprises are probably Latvia, Lithuania in 2024...
March 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Updated the #TransitionEconomies vs. world chart with @IMFNews World Economic Outlook data
April 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Three+ decades of reforms... are the smallest of the #TransitionEconomies there yet? [data from WDI]
April 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The city-state economy is a reality for the smallest post-socialist #TransitionEconomies - something to keep in the background of any policy design or interpretation of macroeconomic trends...

More here: proseontherocks.substack.com/p/the-overlo...
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

Thirty years since the market reforms the small post-socialist #TransitionEconomies are still in search of their unique development paths.

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How History Matters in Post-Socialist Economies - Part I
What's true for all is 'truer' for the small open post-socialist economies
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February 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
B-4r time runs out, we have a new chapter published in this incredible @oupacademic.bsky.social Handbook!

Incredible b/c of the broad diversity of topics & authors on economic history of post-socialist #TransitionEconomies

PLZ help spread the word!

READ: academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
December 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Dev econs, when was last you read a constructive / context nuanced take on #Moldova or #Tajikistan or other small post-socialist #TransitionEconomies?

Here are some thoughts on the problem | plz subscribe (free) for more proseontherocks.substack.com/p/the-overlo...
The overlooked: small open post-socialist economies in between the Global North and Global South
Do the small post-socialist economies have a place in the popular macroeconomic development discussions?
proseontherocks.substack.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM
NEW short read --> There are 3 analytical approaches to small #TransitionEconomies and "[t]he third take is by far more straightforward and honest in its unawareness about the region. It can be summed up in a question—what are they?"

open.substack.com/pub/proseont...
The overlooked: small open post-socialist economies in between the Global North and Global South
Do the small post-socialist economies have a place in the popular macroeconomic development discussions?
open.substack.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:23 AM
NEW short read --> There are 3 analytical approaches to small #TransitionEconomies #CEE & #USSR and "[t]he third take is by far more straightforward and honest in its unawareness about the region. It can be summed up in a question—what are they?"

proseontherocks.substack.com/p/the-overlo...
The overlooked: small open post-socialist economies in between the Global North and Global South
Do the small post-socialist economies have a place in the popular macroeconomic development discussions?
proseontherocks.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:39 PM
It’s nice to see #TransitionEconomies still a relevant article intro into post-socialist economics!

Grab your copy here:) goo.gl/HGy6pt

Thanks for everyone’s support!
November 14, 2024 at 2:01 PM